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Robert Barnhart
Robert K. Barnhart (1933 – April 2007) was an American lexicographer and editor of various specialized dictionaries. He was co-editor, with his father Clarence Barnhart, on some editions of the '' Thorndike-Barnhart'' dictionaries and ''The World Book Dictionary ''The World Book Dictionary'' is a two-volume English dictionary published as a supplement to the ''World Book Encyclopedia''. It was originally published in 1963 by Field Enterprises under the editorship of Clarence Barnhart, who wrote defin ...''. With his father and Sol Steinmetz, he edited the three volumes of ''The Barnhart Dictionary of New English'' (1973, 1980, 1990). He also edited ''The Hammond Barnhart Dictionary of Science'' (1986), also published as ''The American Heritage Dictionary of Science'' (1988). Perhaps his major work is ''The Barnhart Dictionary of Etymology'' (1988), which is marketed under the title ''Chambers Dictionary of Etymology'' in the United Kingdom. It is one of the most com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lexicographer
Lexicography is the study of lexicons and the art of compiling dictionaries. It is divided into two separate academic disciplines: * Practical lexicography is the art or craft of compiling, writing and editing dictionary, dictionaries. * Theoretical lexicography is the scholarly study of semantic, orthography, orthographic, syntagma (linguistics), syntagmatic and paradigmatic features of lexemes of the lexicon (vocabulary) of a language, developing theories of dictionary components and structures linking the data in dictionaries, the needs for information by users in specific types of situations, and how users may best access the data incorporated in printed and Electronic dictionary, electronic dictionaries. This is sometimes referred to as "metalexicography". There is some disagreement on the definition of lexicology, as distinct from lexicography. Some use "lexicology" as a synonym for theoretical lexicography; others use it to mean a branch of linguistics pertaining to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dictionaries
A dictionary is a listing of lexemes from the lexicon of one or more specific languages, often arranged Alphabetical order, alphabetically (or by Semitic root, consonantal root for Semitic languages or radical-and-stroke sorting, radical and stroke for Logogram, logographic languages), which may include information on definitions, usage, etymologies, pronunciations, Bilingual dictionary, translation, etc.Webster's New World College Dictionary, Fourth Edition, 2002 It is a Lexicography, lexicographical reference that shows inter-relationships among the data. A broad distinction is made between general and specialized dictionaries. Specialized dictionaries include words in specialist fields, rather than a comprehensive range of words in the language. Lexical items that describe concepts in specific fields are usually called terms instead of words, although there is no consensus whether lexicology and terminology are two different fields of study. In theory, general dictionarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clarence Barnhart
Clarence Lewis Barnhart (1900–1993) was an American lexicographer best known for editing the ''Thorndike-Barnhart'' series of graded dictionaries, published by Scott Foresman & Co. which were based on word lists and concepts of definition developed by psychological theorist Edward Thorndike. Barnhart subsequently revised and expanded the series and with the assistance of his sons, maintaining them through the 1980s. Early years Barnhart was born near Plattsburg, Missouri, on 30 December 1900. Barnhart attended the University of Chicago and studied under noted linguist and primary founder of the Linguistic Society of America, Leonard Bloomfield. Barnhart was influenced by Bloomfield's approach to learning which included developing word lists based on frequency of use and citation files based on real-world examples. In 1929, Barnhart joined book publisher Scott, Foresman & Co. eventually becoming an editor. Scott, Foresman paid for portions of his education in exchange for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Book Dictionary
''The World Book Dictionary'' is a two-volume English dictionary published as a supplement to the ''World Book Encyclopedia''. It was originally published in 1963 by Field Enterprises under the editorship of Clarence Barnhart, who wrote definitions for the Thorndike-Barnhart graded dictionary series for children, based on the educational works of Edward Thorndike whom Clarence Barnhart had known and worked with decades before. In some editions it was called the ''World Book Encyclopedia Dictionary''. The writing and editing of special articles was carried out by the staff of the ''World Book Encyclopedia''. Encyclopedia staff also reviewed the work for consistency with the encyclopedia and appropriateness of its users. Like the encyclopedia, it is designed to be user friendly to young people, yet comprehensive enough to be useful to adults. The definitions are designed with consideration for the age at which a person usually encounters the word. Quotations or sample sentences ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sol Steinmetz
Sol Steinmetz (July 29, 1930 – October 13, 2010) was a Hungarian American linguistics and lexicography expert who wrote extensively about etymologies, definitions and uncovered earliest recorded usages of words in English and Yiddish. A widely sought source on all things lexical, he earned recognition from William Safire in his ''On Language'' column in ''The New York Times Magazine'' in 2006 as a "lexical supermaven". Biography Steinmetz was born in Budapest on July 29, 1930, and emigrated to the United Statesfrom Hungary before the outbreak of World War II, with brief intervals spent in the Dominican Republic and Venezuela. He earned his undergraduate degree from Yeshiva University with a major in English and received his ''semikhah'' (rabbinic ordination) from YU's Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS). Steinmetz studied linguistics at Columbia University under Yiddish scholar Uriel Weinreich while working as a congregational ''hazzan.'' Steinmetz ultimatel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnhart Dictionary Of Etymology
{{about, the surname, the census-designated place in Missouri, United States, Barnhart, Missouri, the unincorporated community in Texas, United States, Barnhart, Texas Barnhart is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Berta R. Barnhart, Berta Barnhart, member of Seattle City Planning Commission *Brian Barnhart, American auto racing executive *Clarence Barnhart (1900–1993), American lexicographer *Clyde Barnhart (1895–1980), American baseball player *Dan Barnhart (1912–1965), American football player *David Barnhart (born 1941), American lexicographer *Ed Barnhart (born 1968), American archaeologist and explorer *Edgar Barnhart (1904–1984), American baseball pitcher *Gordon Barnhart (born 1945), Canadian politician *Henry A. Barnhart (1858–1934), American politician *Jeffrey L. Barnhart (born 1956), American politician *Jennifer Barnhart (born 1972), American puppeteer and actress *Jo Anne B. Barnhart (born 1950), American civil servant *John Hendley Barnhart ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Barnhart
David K. Barnhart (born 1941) is an American lexicographer who specializes in new words. He began his career helping his father, Clarence Barnhart, edit the ''Thorndike-Barnhart'' dictionary series. In 1980 he founded Lexik House Publishers. In the 1980s Lexik House published ''ТРОйКА--The TROIKA Introduction to Russian Letters and sounds'' (c. 1980) by Reason A. Goodwin, the ''Dictionary of Bahamian English'' (c. 1982) by John A. Holm with Alison Watt Shilling, and in 1987 ''The Dictionary of Gambling and Gaming'' by Thomas L. Clark. In 1982 he, with his father, began work on ''The Barnhart Dictionary Companion'', a quarterly publication documenting appearance of new words, new meanings and new usages in English. This carries on the tradition of the '' Barnhart Dictionary of New English'' series (edited by his father, brother Robert Barnhart, and Sol Steinmetz), which was last published in 2001. He wrote ''Neo Words: A Dictionary of the Newest and Most Unusual Words of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1933 Births
Events January * January 11 – Australian aviator Sir Charles Kingsford Smith makes the first commercial flight between Australia and New Zealand. * January 17 – The United States Congress votes in favour of Philippines independence, against the wishes of U.S. President Herbert Hoover. * January 28 – "Pakistan Declaration": Choudhry Rahmat Ali publishes (in Cambridge, UK) a pamphlet entitled ''Now or Never; Are We to Live or Perish Forever?'', in which he calls for the creation of a Muslim state in northwest India that he calls "Pakistan, Pakstan"; this influences the Pakistan Movement. * January 30 ** Nazi Party leader Adolf Hitler is appointed Chancellor of Germany (German Reich), Chancellor of Germany by President of Germany Paul von Hindenburg. ** Édouard Daladier forms a government in France in succession to Joseph Paul-Boncour. He is succeeded on October 26 by Albert Sarraut and on November 26 by Camille Chautemps. February * February 1 – Adolf Hitle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 Deaths
This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organized by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in ) and then linked below. 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 Earlier years ''Deaths in years earlier than this can usually be found in the main articles of the years.'' See also * Lists of deaths by day * Deaths by year (category) {{DEFAULTSORT:deaths by year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
